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A review by ailinnr
Royally Endowed by Emma Chase
2.0
Second Read, April 2023:
2 Stars
Ugh that missed potential!!
I was gonna rant over how this book misses on the chance to do a well-paced slowburn and how literally it seems to be more about the couples of the previous 2 books rather than about Ellie and Logan, and how the conflicts and plot points could be so good if they had any connection whatsoever... but I'll just stick to saying this book feels like a summary of what this couple's story.
If you base your story in the span of several years but you skip most of the development just to tell 3 or 4 scenes from all that timeline then it doesn't count as a slow burn.
I still love Ellie and Logan but they deserved a much more fleshed-out story that focused on them rather than previous protagonists.
First Read, August 2017:
3.5 stars
I had high expectations for this book, and after the disappointment that brought the other bodyguard-trope book i read this year, I was honestly counting on this one to make up for it.
It totally did! The trope was played out beautifully and it wasn't only about not being able to be together, but also about THE SLOWBURN!!! I loved it, and honestly Emma Chase never disappoints with her writing style and her amazing characters and relationships. I also really loved the appearances of the couples from the previous books since I hold them dearly in my heart, especially my babies Sarah and Henry. <3 :')
One important issue is that I wasn't okay with so many big time jumps, and I take that as a huge problem, since all I wanted was to know more about this couple and it's like it was ripped away from me. The book felt too short for such a big timeline, and it ended up feeling like a summary of what the story of the couple was. My greedy self would instantly ask for this story to be stretched out into two books or just a longer one, and with that I would have definitely given it a higher rating.
However —and almost unbelievably, given the circumstances i just mentioned— I still felt connected to this couple and truly loved their dynamic and their story in general, I just wish we had more of them.
January 2017: I feel like this will be about Ellie and Logan. I'm calling it! and I AM SO EXCITED.
Update (February 2017): I KNEW ITTTT!!! It was about Ellie and Logan!!!!! I might just die of excitement
2 Stars
Ugh that missed potential!!
I was gonna rant over how this book misses on the chance to do a well-paced slowburn and how literally it seems to be more about the couples of the previous 2 books rather than about Ellie and Logan, and how the conflicts and plot points could be so good if they had any connection whatsoever... but I'll just stick to saying this book feels like a summary of what this couple's story.
If you base your story in the span of several years but you skip most of the development just to tell 3 or 4 scenes from all that timeline then it doesn't count as a slow burn.
I still love Ellie and Logan but they deserved a much more fleshed-out story that focused on them rather than previous protagonists.
First Read, August 2017:
I had high expectations for this book, and after the disappointment that brought the other bodyguard-trope book i read this year, I was honestly counting on this one to make up for it.
It totally did! The trope was played out beautifully and it wasn't only about not being able to be together, but also about THE SLOWBURN!!! I loved it, and honestly Emma Chase never disappoints with her writing style and her amazing characters and relationships. I also really loved the appearances of the couples from the previous books since I hold them dearly in my heart, especially my babies Sarah and Henry. <3 :')
One important issue is that I wasn't okay with so many big time jumps, and I take that as a huge problem, since all I wanted was to know more about this couple and it's like it was ripped away from me. The book felt too short for such a big timeline, and it ended up feeling like a summary of what the story of the couple was. My greedy self would instantly ask for this story to be stretched out into two books or just a longer one, and with that I would have definitely given it a higher rating.
However —and almost unbelievably, given the circumstances i just mentioned— I still felt connected to this couple and truly loved their dynamic and their story in general, I just wish we had more of them.
January 2017: I feel like this will be about Ellie and Logan. I'm calling it! and I AM SO EXCITED.
Update (February 2017): I KNEW ITTTT!!! It was about Ellie and Logan!!!!! I might just die of excitement